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The movie with 20,000-miles or one-million-laughs guarantee! - The Great Race
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Title: The Great Race

Release Date: 1 Jul 1965

Runtime: 2h 40m

Genre: Comedy, Adventure

Director: Jalem Productions, Patricia Productions, Reynard Productions

Production Companies: Jalem Productions, Patricia Productions, Reynard Productions

Overview: Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (322 votes)

Cast

  • Professor Fate: Jack Lemmon
  • The Great Leslie: Tony Curtis
  • Maggie Dubois: Natalie Wood
  • Max: Peter Falk
  • Hezekiah: Keenan Wynn
  • Henry Goodbody: Arthur O'Connell
  • Hester Goodbody: Vivian Vance
  • Lily Olay: Dorothy Provine
  • Texas Jack: Larry Storch
  • Rolfe Von Stuppe: Ross Martin
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